Buchanan, William: Memoirs of painting: with a chronological history of the importation of pictures by the great masters into England since the French Revolution (Band 1) (London: Ackermann, 1824)

196 ORLEANS COLLECTION.
racter, in which case his pictures become objects
of admiration only from the wonderful facility of
execution which has been displayed by the painter,
and the truth and strict conformity to nature in
the person represented. He appears to have
amused himself frequently in rendering his por-
traits as ugly as possible, and has adopted a large
and broad touch for that purpose, which has
caused it to be jocularly said, that such portraits
were the beauties of Rembrandt.
The pictures in the Orleans were as follow:
1. Portrait of a Fleming—valued at 200
guineas.
2. Portrait of his Wife—valued at 150 gui-
neas.
3. A Burgomaster—valued at 300 guineas.
W. Morland, Esq. afterwards sold this, by Mr.
Christie, at the sale of Mr. Morland’s pictures, to
Mr. Woodburne, for 400 guineas.
4. The Cradle.
This picture was afterwards sold to Payne
Knight, Esq. M. P. for 1000 guineas ; it is one of
the most celebrated pictures of this master.
5. The Mill—-W. Smith, Esq. 500 guineas.
Now in the possession of the Marquis of
Lansdowne, who paid 800 guineas for it.
6. St. Francis.
From Rembrandt being the inventor of a new